Pro Dive Mexico guarantee your encounter with a whale shark, or you can re-schedule this trip for FREE or get a voucher for next trip to Mexico.

We were the Pioneers! We have been organising this exciting Whale Shark Safari for over 8 years now. Have been awarded the prestigious NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC AWARD, and are considered the premier service provider. Our company supports The Whale Shark Project for the protection of these magnificent animals. A portion of our proceeds goes to the support of scientific studies.

Whale Shark Safaris (15 May until 10 September; Min age 5 yrs)Pro Dive Mexico is happy to offer you two versions of this magnificant safari. Making the Express safari also possible for visitors on Cozumel.

Whale Shark Safari EXPRESS VERSION (also available for Cozumel guests) Guests staying on Cozumel must take the ferry to the mainland at 06:00 am. Safari starts on the Mainland, pick up at ferry/Snr Frogs at 06:45

To preserve the habitat of these animals we conduct these safaris according to Mexican Government and National Geographic guidelines.

2 Visitors and a certified guide (biologist or naturalist) snorkel at same time.

Life jacket, wet-suite or floating device mandatory

Remain at least 6 feet from the Whale Shark, so it’s not disturbed.

Please, never touch or cross path with the Whale Sharks.

Use Bio-degradable sun protection only (or t-shirt)

With above simple guidelines you will protect the Whale Shark and her habitat.

Itinerary:You will be picked up early in the morning and we will drive you direction Cancun, where our boat takes you all the way to Isla Contoy, in the north of the peninsula. This is where the whale sharks migrate every year to eat plankton. We will stay about 3h to 4h in the open sea, snorkeling in turns of 2 people at one time, always accompanied by a special guide.

After that, if the weather allows, we stop at Playa Norte, in the north of Isla Mujeres, a beautiful area with turquoise and shallow water to relax and sometimes even snorkel. We serve you a delicious “ceviche” (local dish) on board and you will have some free time. In the early afternoon we will bring you back to your hotel.

Frequently the Whale sharks are curious, and the encounters are indescribable. The “body language” of these magnificent creatures explains it all:

When you’re too close, he will turn the opposite direction.

When he has had enough, he will blink one eye and go under, or swim faster. :-)

Whale sharks migrate every year all the way to Isla Contoy in the north of the peninsula, to feed on the plankton in the warm waters of Caribbean sea.

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